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Honestly, doesn’t it befuddle you? I mean, don’t you think we humans are kinda mad? And worse yet, at some deep level, we simply can’t seem to stop. All too often, we just can’t curb our urge to destroy. Looking back, the desire to make war and obliterate our “enemies” is a deeply ingrained and repetitive pattern in our history. Each individual example can, of course, be explained (away) in its own fashion, but the overall pattern? Hmmm… I mean, you can certainly “understand” the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Depending on your politics, you can explain it in terms of the threatening expansion of NATO or of a country run by an autocrat willing to see countless numbers of his... Read more
Source: The Enemy Is Us appeared first on TomDispatch.com.
A hot, healthy school dinner opens so many doors for the young people we teach. It helps them concentrate better in class, supporting their learning and ensuring they can grow and thrive in school. But too many children miss out on this vital support because of incredibly bureaucratic eligibility constraints, coupled with the fact that, […]
In Opposite Land, Oreos are a nutritious superfood.
In Opposite Land, I have no unwanted facial hair. All of my facial hair is wanted.
In Opposite Land, my job pays me obscene amounts of money. Unfortunately, money is virtually worthless here, so people burn it to keep cool in the long, hot days of winter.
Here, instead of two white cats, I have two black dogs. However, dogs are complete assholes in Opposite Land; they let you know they are done being petted by scratching you. So, in a way, my pet situation is kind of the same.
Another difference is that up is down, and down is up, but that’s really just semantics, and in Opposite Land semantics are meaningless.
One great thing is that in Opposite Land, I have wasted exactly zero hours on my phone playing Triple Match Master 3D because playing Triple Match Master 3D is never a waste of time. In fact, it has helped me increase my fine motor skills so much that I am now the world’s most renowned spinal surgeon. That’s why I earn so much worthless money.
In a striking reversal, ICC prosecutor Karim Khan announced arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant, charging them with Gaza atrocities, showing how past manipulations of the ICC by the US and Israel have come back to haunt them.
The post Blowback: Historical US and Israeli Abuse of ICC Leads to Netanyahu Indictment appeared first on MintPress News.
Pressed to justify Labour’s deselection of Faiza Shaheen, Keir Starmer told journalists he wanted ‘the highest possible quality candidates to put before the electorate.’ Shaheen, a doctor of economics with a speciality in inequality, was raised and lives in the Chingford and Woodford Green constituency, where she came within 1200 votes of victory in 2019 — […]
In Gainesville, Florida, children are on the front lines of the hazards long ignored by local and state government officials.
The post For Decades, Officials Knew a School Sat on a Former Dump — and Did Little to Clean Up the Toxins appeared first on The Intercept.
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The students who edit the journal sought out the article by a Palestinian scholar who was censored by Harvard Law Review last year.
The post Columbia Law Review Refused to Take Down Article on Palestine, So Its Board of Directors Nuked the Whole Website appeared first on The Intercept.